Felids Interactions - Interspecific Conflicts

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(09-21-2019, 07:23 PM)Richardrli Wrote: I was referring to this specific monster leopard, quite possibly the biggest we have some evidence for, just look at the size of the frigging thing! How big do you think the jaguar is BTW?

There are plenty of comparable Leopards to that one and none have been 100kg, Pantanal Jags are easily 100kg and in Northern Pantanal they are even larger, more likely you're talking about a 80-90kg Leopard against a Jaguar that can weigh up to 150kg.

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If we were to say an average 100kg Jag vs a giant 90kg leopard I'd still favor the Jag because of its jaw power. Although I do think the Leopard could put up a nice fight. But based off of actual sizes and  not speculation, the Jaguar is far to large for a Leopard and thus like all cats, the smaller one usually becomes prey to the larger when they meet.

Even when a Leopard looks massive from a flattering angle like here with this Ethiopian

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It's still not in the same class as a Large Pantanal Jag. The image below gives you a better idea of the Ethiopians true size.

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